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Garment manufacturers · Email marketing

The cards from the fair are still in a drawer three weeks later.

Email for a garment unit is how buying agents, merchandisers and brand founders get reached and kept warm between seasons. GullySales runs the outbound sequences to brands that fit you, the fair follow-up, and the capacity note that goes out before the lines go quiet.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What email marketing means

Email marketing is sending planned messages to a list of past and prospective customers who have agreed to hear from you. It suits offers, updates and staying in touch with someone who is not ready to buy yet. GullySales writes and schedules these emails and tracks who opens, clicks and enquires.

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Sales and marketing for garment manufacturers, the overview.

Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For garment manufacturers

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The week after a fair decides what the fair was worth”

    Everybody met at the stall stays warm for about ten days. Costings and samples sent inside that window turn cards into programmes.

  • “A capacity note is the easiest email a factory can send”

    Telling buyers which weeks you have open, with lead times, is useful information rather than a pitch. It fills the gap between seasons.

  • “Merchandisers move and take your relationship with them”

    The person who placed orders with you last year is at another brand now. A list built on people rather than companies follows them there.

What we do

What we deliver for garment manufacturers.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. An outbound sequence to brands that fit you

    A researched list of D2C labels, retailers and exporters matched to your products and minimums, with a short sequence naming their own product.

    Result: New buyers reply instead of ignoring a brochure.

  2. Fair follow-up sent inside ten days

    Every stall visitor recorded with what they asked for, and the costing, sample note or profile sent while the conversation is fresh.

    Result: The fair produces programmes rather than cards.

  3. A capacity note before the quiet months

    A short message to agents and buyers naming the weeks you have open, the products and the lead time.

    Result: Lines get booked before they go idle.

  4. Agent and merchandiser contacts kept current

    A list built on named people with their brand, category and last conversation, updated when somebody changes jobs.

    Result: You keep the relationship when the person moves.

  5. Deliverability and reporting sorted out

    Sending from your own domain with the records set up properly, unsubscribes honoured, and replies and samples traced to email against the starting baseline.

    Result: Your messages reach inboxes and you can count them.

How the result is measured

  • Open rate
  • Click rate
  • Enquiries from email

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

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What must be in place first

What a garment unit needs in place before it emails buyers and brands.

A buyer list built by hand
Find merchandisers, sourcing heads and D2C founders whose products match what you make, from trade fair catalogues, brand websites and LinkedIn. Note the category, the target price point and where you found the contact.
A capacity sheet that is current
State what you make, the number of lines and machines, the minimum order per style, the fabrics you handle and the months you have space. Update it before every send, since a buyer will plan around it.
Compliance and audit papers as files
Keep your factory registration, GST details, social compliance audits and certifications you really hold in files that open without a login. A brand's sourcing team asks for them in the first reply.
Sample images that load on a phone
Send three or four clear photographs of finished garments with fabric, GSM and fit notes, not a catalogue of large files. Name the files by style so a buyer can refer to them.
A sender who is the merchandising head
Send from a named person and route replies to the person who can quote a sample. Cold mail to buyers is allowed with an honest sender and an opt-out, and it needs a real person behind it.

Who it is for

This is written for these garment manufacturers.

  • Knitwear and T-shirt manufacturers
  • Woven shirt and trouser manufacturers
  • Women's ethnic wear manufacturers
  • Kids' wear manufacturers
  • Export-oriented garment units
  • Private label and contract manufacturers for D2C brands
  • Corporate, promotional and uniform garment makers
  • Activewear and athleisure manufacturers
  • Job work and CMT units

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You have no list of brands that fit your products, and writing to everyone in a fair directory would reach the wrong people.
  • The team cannot answer a reply the same day, so a good response would be lost in a quiet inbox.
  • You do not hold permission to write to the buyers on your list, and a message sent without a reason to expect it damages the sender's name.

How it works

How the email marketing work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Understand your list

    We review who is on the list, how they got there, what they agreed to, and how long since they last heard from you.

  2. 2

    Audit past sends

    We read past campaign reports, your sending domain settings and any spam complaints to see what has and has not worked.

  3. 3

    Segment and plan

    The list is split into groups and a sending calendar is agreed, with a rule for unsubscribes and quiet addresses.

  4. 4

    Write and set up

    Emails are written, checked and scheduled in your email tool. Welcome and nurture emails are set to send on a trigger where that fits.

  5. 5

    Measure and adjust

    We read clicks, replies, enquiries and complaints by segment, and change subject lines, timing and content to match.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Does cold email work for a garment unit?
When it is specific, yes. A note naming the brand's own product, your minimum and your sampling time gets replies. A general introduction with a brochure attached does not, and that is what most units send.
How often should we write to buyers between orders?
Rarely, and with something useful. A capacity note before a slow month, a fabric or lead time update, and a line when you add a machine. Anything beyond that and merchandisers stop opening.
Is it fine to cold email a brand we found on Instagram?
Yes, once, as a business to a business contact, with a clear subject, an honest sender and an opt-out. Mention a product of theirs you can make. Do not send bulk mail to every address you find. A follow-up call helps more.
What do we send a buyer between seasons?
Send a short note about a new fabric, a sample you have made or a window in capacity. Do not send a general newsletter. A buyer with no plan to order will ignore a mail that has no reason to exist.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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